2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election


The 2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election was held on April 1, 2025, to choose a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat became vacant following the resignation of Republican incumbent Mike Waltz, who in 2024 had been re-elected with 66.5% of the vote, but was chosen by President Donald Trump to be his White House national security advisor. The district is considered safely Republican.
Florida state senator Randy Fine won the Republican primary with 83% of the vote, defeating Aaron Baker and Ehsan Joarder. Josh Weil, a schoolteacher, won the Democratic primary with 61%, defeating Ges Selmont. In the general election campaign, Weil outraised Fine by $10 million to under $1 million.
In the April 1 general election, Fine defeated Weil by 14 percentage points though he won by significantly less margins than Trump and Waltz had in the 2024 elections. The election was held alongside a concurrent special election for.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Aaron Baker
  • Ehsan Joarder, IT specialist and candidate for the in 2024

Withdrawn

Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Ges Selmont, attorney and nominee for the in 2018

Withdrawn

  • Purvi Bangdiwala, pharmacist

Third parties and independents

Libertarian Party

Nominee

  • Andrew Parrott, welder

Independents

Declared

Write-in candidates

Declared